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Indonesia's president has travelled to areas of Aceh province devastated by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, as estimates of the number of displaced people swelled, and vowed that torn-apart communities would be rebuilt.

08/12/2016: Samsung Canada has announced it will stop supporting Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablets still being used by cutting off their ability to charge properly and stopping them from connecting via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

AS Rolling Stone Mick Jagger began his illustrious career in music in 1962 Melanie Hamrick had not even been born. In a statement Mick announced Melanie had given birth to a son and they were 'both delighted' so here is everything we need to know about ...

Tomorrow, December 9th, 2016; will be the 55th anniversary of our country's independence. In my article of last week, I humbly suggested that as a nation, we should utilise these annual independence celebrations to remind ourselves of (at least) some ...

A police officer searches a car at the entrance of the Ghana electoral commission office in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Despite a relatively peaceful election, tensions are growing after the main opposition New Patriotic Party on Thursday urged ...

Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Speech by Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, presented on behalf of President JG Zuma, on the occasion of the conclusion of the year-long commemorative programme of the 350 years of the existence of ...

Parliament - Controversial South African Broadcasting Corporation executive Hlaudi Motsoeneng had initiated a meeting with one of the Gupta brothers to "pursue a business partnership" with the public broadcaster, MPs heard on Friday.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Thursday said its decision to instruct public schools to condone all Grade 7 to 9 pupils who have obtained 20% in mathematics was a “usual administrative measure” to correct an error in its curriculum policy.

Tanzania expects to begin importing electricity from Ethiopia in 2019 when the eastern African nations complete interconnection grids currently to form a regional power pool, according to Tanzania's power utility.

Facebook has released its Year in Review report, highlighting the top trending topics globally for 2016. After going through the mostly sad list of topics, you might want to watch the 'Chewbacca Mom' video again.

Ever get that feeling when you are watching a video, but you are not exactly sure why you are watching it? Maybe you just clicked on the link and now the video is playing and it will all be over in a minute or so, so why not?

Despite the fact that Star Wars is set in a fantasy world with aliens and human beings existing on other planets, it hasn't stopped an angry Donald Trump fan called for a boycott of the upcoming Rogue One after claiming the film was reshot to feature ...

Washington: Scientists examining the jawbone of a saber-toothed, mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago have come across a remarkable fossil rarity: one of the oldest-known tumours.

When it comes to big-picture subjects like climate change or urban development, visuals get an idea across better than words. To wit: Google Earth recently released a new update to its remarkable Timelapse feature that aims to tell the story of how the ...

A team of Harvard researchers have pinpointed an optimistic outlook as one of the main drivers of longevity. Their study found that optimistic women were much less likely to die from several major causes of death--including cancer, heart disease ...